Inbee Park the youngest winner of US Women’s Open
Inbee Park woke up in the middle of the night 10 years ago when she heard cheering from the living room of her tiny apartment outside Seoul.Her parents were up at 3 a.m. to watch Se Ri Pak become the first South Korean and the youngest winner of the U.S. Women’s Open. The 9-year-old girl sat down with them to watch, half asleep, but definitely paying attention.
“When she made a putt, they were screaming,” Park said. “So I really could not sleep.”
Two days later, she placed her tiny hands around a golf club for the first time.
On Sunday, Park wrapped hands around the biggest trophy in women’s golf, capturing the U.S. Women’s Open at Interlachen with nearly flawless golf over the final 10 holes as everyone else melted away.
“I didn’t know anything about golf back then, but I was watching her,” Park said. “It was very impressive for a little girl. I just thought that I could do it, too.” (more…)
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